Chapter 24 – Indoor Class (3)
The academy was buzzing from morning. It was because of the news this morning. It was news that Park Yeong-do, a C-class hunter ‘Nuclear Fist’, died due to wrong handling because he could not read the guidebook while exploring the D-class gate.
Originally, Park Young-do was a hunter who believed in her abilities and was uncooperative with her teammates and often took arbitrary actions to make money, but this time she coped with the creature [Mushman] Living inside the D-class gate properly. After failing to do so, he was seriously injured, and was said to have died before being able to escape the scene.
The C-class hunter was a skilled hunter with a higher rank than senior Yoo-jeong or Seong Ha-yeon. It came as a great shock to me that she was such a hunter and nothing else, and that she died due to a mistake in coping with an inexperienced picture book. Even though she was with me, she opened the encyclopedia with a pad in the corner of the classroom and began to look for information on Mushman.
“Mushman.”
“This is it. This.”
When I searched for [Mushman] In the picture book, information on Marshman came to mind. It was a picture of a vicious looking mushroom man standing. As soon as Ichie saw the picture, he shook his head. And he told me
“Gate freaks, they’re all weird.”
“I think so.”
Could it be hell beyond the gate? When I opened the encyclopedia, there were only guys who looked disgusting. I read Marshman’s explanation aloud.
[Mushman]
Class: Class D
A monster that emits high-temperature steam and spores from its mouth. The white steam obscures the opponent’s vision, and the spores have a sleep-inducing effect. It uses a very intelligent method of attacking after covering the view and making the mind go crazy. D-class most endangered species.
After reading the description, if you look below, there is a short video about the battle with the Marshman.
When I opened it, there was a scene of a bizarre-looking mushroom spewing white steam from its mouth and shaking its head. As he shook his head, glittering powder soared into the sky and fell towards the nearby hunters. The equipped hunters calmly escaped steam, and a person capable of attacking from a distance opened fire on the Mushman.
Ichie said.
“It’s hard.”
It was clear he was trying to say he was picky. I also nodded and nodded.
“That’s right. It’s a dangerous opponent just by looking at it.”
The picture was roughly drawn. C-class hunter ‘Nuclear Fist’ Park Young-do was a kind of strike reinforcement system capable of exploding the part hit by his punches. As soon as he saw Mush Man, he must have been confident that he would win if he hit him once.
However, as soon as Marshman saw Park Young-do, he sprayed spores and poured steam, and Park Young-do, who was hit by the high-temperature steam and spores, couldn’t cope properly, and was beaten by Marshman overnight. Hunters who came to see the steam belatedly knocked down Mushman, but Park Young-do’s head was already broken.
The gate felt more dangerous once again. Even the children who were arguing about Park Young-do in front of her seemed eager to hide her anxiety. I said.
“We study hard so we can cope.”
“All right.”
Ichie nodded at my words. The front door opened and teacher Lee Jung-ah appeared after a long time. While doing her gate practice and her indoor class, it was difficult for Ms. Jeonga to see her toxic face. She was touching her booklet with a slightly confused expression.
One by one, the students kept her mouth shut and looked at Jeong-ah. She plugged her own pad into her computer and rolled down her slide window. Today we first learned that there is a screen for slide shows in this classroom.
Teacher Jeonga asked us while the screen came down.
“Have you seen the news this morning? The news that one Hunter passed away last night.”
Everyone nodded. Teacher Jung-ah looked at us one more time and then said.
“This is unfortunate news. A hunter who did not read the encyclopedia met a strong monster at the gate and died. This morning at the academy. We had a meeting about this issue. It was because there was an opinion that ‘Are C-class hunters not familiar with the guide book, are the new hunters really familiar with the guidebook?’.
Originally, as a basic subject, a subject called [Ecology inside the gate] Will be specially organized for about 3 weeks during indoor classes starting next month, but with the intention that this situation should not happen again, we decided to prepare a special test.”
At the word test, small complaints popped up here and there. Just doing physical training at the academy was draining my strength, so it was a test, so my body didn’t have the ability to withstand it. Teacher Jeong-a ignored the complaints of her students and continued to speak.
“Special scholarships will be awarded to five students who achieve the best grades in this examination.”
And at the word “Money,” His originality quickly subsided. Teacher Jung-a sighed in amazement when she saw our faces turning bright, and she said,
“It’s strange that the fact that a C-class hunter with a higher rank than you is giving you money rather than the death of you inspires more motivation to learn.”
Some of the students, who had shown their liking for her while laughing openly at her words, turned their gazes with embarrassed expressions. Teacher Jeong-a connected the pad and the screen to display the screen. The contents of the D-class monster [Mushman] Were written on the screen. Teacher Jeonga said.
“Everyone. Don’t rely too much on money and fame. Money and fame are like oil in a car. If you have it, life goes well, but there is no need to be buried.”
An encyclopedia item appeared on our pad as well. Since we were originally looking at the Marshman item, two of the same windows popped up at the same time. Ichie didn’t take out his pad and kept watching with mine. I asked.
“It makes sense. I think I’m going to have a class, but I have to open my own.”
“Look at this.”
“What’s the point?”
“It’s broken.”
I couldn’t help it because it was broken. I didn’t even say I didn’t like it, but Mr. Junga looked at the two of us and tilted her head, then she started explaining again.
“Every morning from today. Class D and E class, a total of 17 types of monsters will be taught. I will take the exam on the 12th of next month after all classes are over.”
Teacher Jung-ah didn’t listen to our answer. She immediately pulled her laser pointer out of her pocket and started her class. Today’s class was [Mushman], Which caught and killed Park Young-do, a C-class hunter.
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“Is it so? Exam? There was nothing like that in our time.”
Senior Yoojeong made a surprised face as she sucked on the Americano. Because the shower room was built. Even after the training was over, we couldn’t hide our sense of refreshment when we met senior Yoo-jung with a more pleasant and dry appearance.
Ichie nodded with a slightly relaxed expression. Senior Yoojeong looked at her reasoning and said.
“Is Ichie-san okay with the test? I will probably take the test in Korean. If you ask for an explanation, it will be very difficult.”
“Studying Korean. I am doing it consistently.”
“However, that and this are different. It must be difficult to read the encyclopedia in Korean and watch monster explanation videos, so can you help me?”
When she asked if senior Yu-jeong would help, she nodded her head in her rationale.
“Thank you for your help.”
“Is it so. In fact, in the Black Dragon Room, there is now a separate space dedicated to educating apprentice hunters on the precautions against monsters. If Ichie wants it, I’ll let him use it here.”
Hearing the word “Black Dragon Room”, Ichie put on an uneasy expression. Senior Yu-jeong said when Ichie’s expression changed, she said everything in a hurry.
“Take this and enter the Black Dragon Room. I don’t say that. Even if it’s an attached space, it’s not in a secret place. It’s kind of like publicity. Suhyun, would you like to come too?”
“Me too?”
Embarrassed, I asked again. It’s a facility for apprentice hunters in the Black Dragon Room, can I use it like this? Senior Yoo Jung said.
“There is no such big problem. Even if they were apprentice hunters, there weren’t a few of them anyway, and they weren’t used every day.”
“Is that so…”
If it’s a place where you just go and listen to explanations, it’s worth a visit. Isn’t there a saying that one hundred words is worth seeing? It was more effective to learn by seeing, touching, and experiencing monsters than just looking through the encyclopedia. Ichie looked at Yoojung again and said.
“I’ll go.”
“Is it so? Then, I’ll contact you. Next time I see you, I’ll give you the address when and where to come.”
“Thank you.”
Ichie suddenly showed a positive attitude. Senior Yoo-jeong threw her plastic glass in the trash and stood up. She said.
“Then where are you two going after? I’ll take you.”
“I’m going to Myeong-dong.”
Ichie said so. At the word Myeong-dong, senior Yoo-jeong blinked at her and asked again.
“Ichie-san, what are you doing today?”
“A relative came over, and we decided to eat together.”
“That would be nice. Are you hanging out with your relatives all day then?”
“Yes. I’ll introduce you later. They are good people.”
“That would be nice. It’s gonna be fun. There are many things to eat in Myeong-dong.”
Like Ichie, who has a blunt impression but is gentle, are all his relatives gentle people at heart? Senior Yoo-jeong opened the passenger side door and said.
“Then get on both. I’ll take you.”
“Thank you.”
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“Thank you.”
Ichie bowed his head. Senior Yujeong waved her hand like an adult and sent Ichie away. The vehicle that dropped off Ichie in front of Myeongdong smoothly changed course and headed for Gongdeok. She told me
“Mr. Suhyun. Do you have time on the weekend?”
“Yes? Yes. I have time on the weekend.”
I had an appointment with my friends over the weekend, but I decided to pretend it wasn’t there. Senior Yoo-jeong smiled brightly at her words and bit her lip. Her ears were stained red. She was a very shy person. Senior Yoojung said.
“That… Suhyeon has to study now too.”
“Yes. So I thought I’d try using that Black Dragon’s room…”
“How about our house rather than there?”
It was a red light. The car stopped and senior Yoojung looked at me. She said, sticking out her tongue.
“I’m sleeping.”
